My First Interview on All Sides

Who knew poverty could be so deep...Below are some pictures of myself interviewing Jack Humphrey, the Demographer responsible for tracking ACS Census information for the Southern most part of California. In hindsight, this poverty issue is relevant to most all of us in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Jim's job on the show was to enlighten the viewer on the history of cultural breakdown in the Atlantic corridor of Long Beach.

His maps, although a bit confusing at first, are very detailed in the fact that they revisit historical statistics and explain the shift in cultural movement in So. Cal. The most interesting part of the presentation that I grasped was the concentration of immigrants in the Long Beach area, and how long in fact these immigrant families have been citizens in America. Most of the newer generation immigrants are not in fact illegal nor were their parents.

During my meeting with Erroll he critiqued my segment of the show. I don't know if I was nervous because of the huge build up of information that I had to retain in order to competently converse about the subject of poverty, or if it was Erroll's expectation of me. He did give me tips to be more prepared as it relates to my opening and closing. He said to rehearse it day and night so that anything that needs to be ad-libbed or added can be done smoothly and naturally. Also I think dealing with a subject that is not completely new for me will aid in a successful show.

Enjoy the pics.

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